to applaud
/əˈpɫɔd/
verb
to clap one's hands as a sign of approval
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1I applaud this 15-year-old boy.
2The children would applaud.
3People in different countries also applaud differently.
4The clerk in the Tank involuntarily applauded.
5Thousands of miles away his audience applauded.
to bat
/ˈbæt/
verb
to quickly open and close one's eyes to attract attention
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1You can see that there's this rebound, of the bat, it kind of goes backwards, and ignites the cartridges.
2Meanwhile, bats usually have just one baby at a time.
3So bats would experience super-inflammation all the time!
4Bats eat mosquitoes without any risks.
5Bats are like the Daredevil of the animal kingdom.
to glance
/ˈɡɫæns/
verb
to briefly look at someone or something
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1Keeps-- the blows glance off it.
2A high school girl is glancing at me.
3A glance is a quick look.
4Now glance back at Thai.
5Do glance at them for the purpose of your driver's test.
to spy
/ˈspaɪ/
verb
to secretly observe someone
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1- None of us are spies.
2'spied' not 'spy-ed' Okay rule number three.
3- I spy a bird.
4It spies the peregrine.
5Spy your prize.
to articulate
/ɑɹˈtɪkjəˌɫeɪt/, /ɑɹˈtɪkjəɫət/
verb
to clearly and verbally express what one thinks or feels
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1And this book actually articulates a very consistent thesis.
2I felt revulsion and disgust, and yet I continued to turn the pages, I would not have known how to articulate it.
3Even his ankles articulate now.
4Articulating your military and career experience.
5Articulate Your Values!
to bind
/ˈbaɪnd/
verb
to tie someone or something to not let them escape or move freely
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1"Bound keys only."
2Heme binds oxygen to a ferrous iron in its center.
3Thus, a molecule of hemoglobin can bind up to four molecules of oxygen.
4Citrate, or citric acid, binds with calcium.
5The soluble fiber in chickpeas binds with the bad cholesterol in the digestive system.
to cling
/ˈkɫɪŋ/
verb
to tightly hold on to someone or something
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1- Just clinging to him.
2The Smart Lasso tool will cling to the edges.
3The water still clings to the board.
4All that bacteria will cling to your mug or cup.
5The oxpeckers cling to the buffalo day and night.
to craft
/ˈkɹæft/
verb
to skilfully make something, particularly with the hands
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1Make craft.
2Make craft.
3Crafting the sales pitch.
4Crafting the video sales letter.
5Instead, craft your environment.
to creep
/ˈkɹip/
verb
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
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1Finally, first light crept in.
2The schwa creeps up everywhere in American English.
3Day creeps down.
4Ugh, this thing creeps up my legs!
5Creeps are polarizing.
to circulate
/ˈsɝkjəˌɫeɪt/
verb
(of gas, air, or liquid) to constantly move around inside a closed area
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1These guys, these electrons, these pi electrons can circulate all around.
2Online rumors circulate frequently.
3Meese himself is circulating organization charts and memos.
4While one, the systemic heart circulates blood around the body and vital organs.
5Many grocery stores will circulate their best deals and their most aggressive discounts in the middle of the month.
to descend
/dɪˈsɛnd/
verb
to move toward a lower level
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1A giant grapple claw descends over the trash.
2The bankers descended on Trump Tower.
3One by one Jonathan and his crew descended below.
4- One eggs descends in the ovum.
5Another tear descended.
to divert
/daɪˈvɝt/, /dɪˈvɝt/
verb
to cause someone or something to change direction
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1A firefly diverts oxygen to its light cells through its tracheoles.
2Blood is diverted away from the skin and towards internal organs.
3Divert the pressure.
4Luckily, the plans were diverted.
5Those natural arcs divert liquid around your eyes to the side of your face.
to exert
/ɪɡˈzɝt/
verb
to put force on something or to use power in order to influence someone or something
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1Exert the exact same amount--
2Costs also exerts a chill.
3Our community exerts remarkable leadership already in areas like neuroscience, epigenetics, bioinformatics, immunology, stem cell research, global health, and many other domains.
4The outer regions of the star exert a pressure inward.
5So that ski lift exerts a force.
to filter
/ˈfɪɫtɝ/
verb
to pass gas, liquid, light, etc. through something in order to remove unwanted substances
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1A sponge filters water through the walls of its hollow body.
2The reed beds filter out minerals in the water.
3The reed beds filter out minerals in the water.
4Filters is pretty basic.
5Filters are absolutely everywhere.
to forge
/ˈfɔɹdʒ/
verb
to make something from a piece of metal object by heating it until it becomes soft and then beating it with a hammer
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1Our chains are forged.
2Nature forges her way ahead at the very gates of the titan of ice.
3Nature forges her way ahead at the very gates of the titan of ice.
4Forging checks.
5Or these gorgeous hand forged salad tongs.
to grasp
/ˈɡɹæsp/
verb
to take and tightly hold something
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1Can other animals grasp that relationship?
2The baby grasps the toy for the first time.
3The baby grasps the toy for the first time.
4Grasp the bar with an overhand grip, hands about shoulder-width apart.
5Grasp the knife in your dominant hand.
to grip
/ˈɡɹɪp/
verb
to firmly hold something
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1Chinese small business is gripping the continent.
2Fresh protests gripped Myanmar's largest cities in a sixth day of outrage over the military takeover.
3Powerful claws grip the bark like grappling hooks.
4A new threat gripped the Western imagination.
5Thanks to these holes, the outlet grips the plug more firmly.
to preside
/pɹiˈzaɪd/, /pɹɪˈzaɪd/
verb
to have or act in an authoritative role in a ceremony, meeting, etc.
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1Judge Satan presiding.
2Four presided as speakers of those houses.
3Mayor Flynn presided.
4A great sacred mapú, as they call the ceibas, presides over the lakú of the KONGO.
5Your honorable Judge Arthur Vandelay presiding.
to resemble
/ɹiˈzɛmbəɫ/, /ɹɪˈzɛmbəɫ/
verb
to have the same appearance, quality, or attribute as something or someone else
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1-I resemble that remark.
2Our portfolio resembles that win.
3The elongation of the skulls resembles practices of ancient tribes in many parts of the world.
4Characterized as a counterattack, the 1921 plan more accurately resembles a preemptive war.
5The mixture should resemble the consistency of a daiquiri.
to simulate
/ˈsɪmjəˌɫeɪt/, /ˈsɪmjəɫət/
verb
to match the same qualities as someone or something
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1The experiment simulated Mars’s gravity, atmosphere, and radiation.
2This one simulates combat for a ball turret gunner.
3Two fingers simulates the right click or secondary click.
4The experiment simulated the 23rd to the 27th week of a human pregnancy.
5So basically simulate a green screen.
to slam
/ˈsɫæm/
verb
to forcefully shut or close a door, lid, or other object
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1Women be slamming.
2Or slam a door.
3Never slam your desk in court.
4I slammed the door.
5- I slammed the door.
to stun
/ˈstən/
verb
to temporarily render an animal or person unconscious or immobile, often by hitting them on the head or using an electrical shock
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1This announcement stunned the audience.
2I stunned that armoire.
3That wall stuns some people.
4The legionaries were stunned.
5The Bonobo's abilities have stunned scientists around the world.
to unify
/ˈjunəˌfaɪ/
verb
to become whole or united
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1Unify this country.
2Unify all things in your life.
3Solid earthy tones unify upholstery.
4Solid earthy tones unify upholstery.
5They unify the whole body.
to utilize
/ˈjutəˌɫaɪz/
verb
to put to effective use
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1The second technique is known as static rappel, where recruits utilize the tower's wooden face to perform a controlled descent.
2Quick note, two-player games don't utilize the lotus tiles.
3Utilizing pseudoscience.
4Decluttering utilizes your decision-making and problem-solving skills.
5Utilize speed reading exercises.
to tempt
/ˈtɛmpt/
verb
to feel the desire to do something
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1The darkness also tempts the carnivores out of their hiding places.
2The darkness also tempts the carnivores out of their hiding places.
3Political disruptors are tempting voters away from the UK's two big main parties.
4This guy's name is TEMPT.
5TEMPT was one of the foremost graffiti artists in the 80s.
to vanish
/ˈvænɪʃ/
verb
to suddenly disappear in an inexplicable way
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1Not long after, Harris’s pregnancy vanished.
2Vanishing cream or a tooth-loosener?
3Vanishing water trick.
4Vanishing water trick.
5- Vanished.
to weave
/ˈwiv/
verb
to make a carpet, basket, or other fabric item by interlacing threads in different yet specific directions by hand or a special machine
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1It weaves a ball of silk on a branch.
2Tiny roads weave between the old houses and castles.
3Many women in this area weave traditional cloth.
4Weaving together the old traditions of fishing, canning and trading.
5The women used to weave the fabrics for the tents and the rugs for their houses.
to yield
/ˈjiɫd/
verb
(of a farm or an industry) to grow or produce a crop or product
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1After a certain point, the added weight no longer yields additional range.
2The high yield market is now at bubble levels.
3Japanese companies also made major innovations in manufacturing that yielded low production costs and strong, consistent product quality.
4Fats yield more energy per unit mass than carbohydrates.
5Six full weeks of tireless searching would yield not a single sign of the mini-woodsman.
to regain
/ɹɪˈɡeɪn/
verb
to get something back, particularly a quality or ability, after losing it
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1The city never regained its black majority population.
2Regain control of the cottage!
3Regain my composure here.
4The muskox have regained the advantage.
5Regaining your bearings.
to pioneer
/ˌpaɪəˈnɪɹ/
verb
to be the first one to do, use, invent, or discover something
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1What species pioneered this style of locomotion?
2I pioneered that technique.
3A different research group has pioneered these even smaller peanut-shaped magnetic particles.
4Jules Verne pioneered the adventure-driven romantic sci-fi opera.
5These animals are pioneers.
to enrich
/ɛnˈɹɪtʃ/, /ɪnˈɹɪtʃ/
verb
to enhance the quality of something, particularly by adding something to it
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1uh, enrich your life, Ray?
2They enriched these Lysandrian creatures.
3Indian Americans enrich every aspect of our national life.
4But, definitely, diversity just enriched the program.
5Five enrich the child's experience with new sensations.
to notify
/ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ/
verb
to officially let someone know something
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1They notified the Korean government.
2Notify transporter room.
3"Notify the president."
4The school also notified the police.
5The manager of the storage unit then notified the family.
to maximize
/ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/
verb
to increase something to the highest possible level
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1This clever tactic maximized the efficient output of their limited resources and energies.
2Officials can maximize pollution reduction by planting trees where population density and air pollution overlap.
3Also, reusable spacecraft would maximize profit.
4Maximize the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
5Maximize a small kitchen with these tips for the most functional layout.
to minimize
/ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
verb
to reduce something to the lowest possible degree or amount, particularly something unpleasant
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1Minimizing a window.
2Minimize Oily Roots:
3So minimize distractions.
4Minimize your fuel costs.
5So, minimize direct sunlight.
to log
/ˈɫɔɡ/
verb
to officially document all the information or events that have taken place, particularly on a plane or ship
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1Log the sample results.
2So log p of x.
3Boltzmann constant times log
4Also log sheets, trip sheets, those types of things.
5Answers logged?
to insult
/ˈɪnˌsəɫt/, /ˌɪnˈsəɫt/
verb
to disrespect someone by doing or saying something
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1Insulting disabilities.
2Rickles insulted me.
3This man is insulting our king and our whole country.
4Insulting my orchids
5Never insult a guest.
to confine
/kənˈfaɪn/
verb
to keep someone or something within limits of different types, such as subject, activity, area, etc.
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1Hundreds of people are confined inside.
2Your task is confined to that.
3Second, the sand is confined.
4These guys confined their surgery to fairly superficial injuries.
5Or confined.
to imprison
/ˌɪmˈpɹɪzən/
verb
to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go
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1Huge numbers of people were imprisoned after that massive political crackdown.
2Slaves were already imprisoned.
3These limiting beliefs imprison many people into a downward spiral of failure.
4Finally, its last owner was imprisoned for bad business practices.
5- Imprisoned by it.
to drown
/ˈdɹaʊn/
verb
to die from being under water too long
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1Often people drowned.
2Farm animals drowned.
3Obviously, one of us drowned.
4A family drowned?
540 people drowned.
to dispose
/dɪˈspoʊz/
verb
to put someone or something in a specific order or position
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1Don't dispose.
2Dispose responsibly.
3So they disposed of that quite easily.
4He then disposed of her remains.
5In that time, surveillance video, Taylor's other clothing, and property were disposed of.

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